n-butyl benzene on oxidation will give:

benzoic acid

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butanoic acid

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benzyl alcohol

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benzaldehyde

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Solution

The correct option is A benzoic acid
In this reaction, the alkyl chain is oxidised to carboxylic acid in presence of oxidants like $K M n O_{4}$ or chromic acid irrespective of the number of carbon atoms in the chain.
So the n-butyl benzene is converted into benzoic acid.
Hence option A is correct

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